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SIMPSONS MOVIE Writers And Director Revealed!!
Talkbackers for yesterday's article regarding THE SIMPSONS MOVIE were intrigued by our source's allusion to "original writers" scripting the film.
Fair enough...in this movie, the script is paramount (no offense, Fox).
This morning, an Austrailian publication called The Melbourne Age shed some light on who will be handling these monumental duties. According to The Melbourne Age, THE SIMPSONS MOVIE is written by Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Al Jean, Brian Scully, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Matt Selman, John Swartzwelder, and Jon Vitti (thanks to Skel for pointing us to this article).
In related news, Reuters is reporting that
David Silverman, co-director of Pixar's MONSTERS, INC., director of many SIMPSONS episodes (and now the series' "supervising director") is helming the movie.
A Fox press release indicates that Albert Brooks, Minnie Driver and Erin Brockovich will be guest voices in the film.
I've received no refutation, or confirmation, regarding the plot point referenced in yesterday's article.
Talkbackers are GO!
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Erin Brockovich huh? I wonder if she'll fight the cause to remove the dome over Springfield for them?
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were usually the more down-to-earth ones. This one seems a little to wacky, imo.
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Kidding ;-)
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High hopes, low expectations.
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Erin Brockovich will be voicing Julia Roberts.
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Can we all please go back to referring to things?
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roflcopter
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as for yesterdays plotpoint rumor, keep in mind that the simpsons staff are pretty media and internet savvy, and I would not be surprised if they deliberately leaked either true or misleading information. still, the dome-plot sounds intriguing.
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According to Latino review
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Just thought you might like to know.
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but I don't like the way Merrick used it there. "Referenced" implies a specific point from the general source, and since yesterday's article was entirely about the plot point, he should have used the more general "referred".
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"Crazy Cat Lady" as a language option
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is so we can finally hear Homer say "fuck" in some weird creative and funny memorable way... make it so!!!!!!!!
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Ian Maxtone-Graham is one of the writers who has been on board since the show started going down hill....I'm not convinced that this is a good thing.
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He knows the characters, but the rest of the guys writing have been working with them for almost a lifetime. You can only do so much, and if Conan was still on as a writer, he'd be deteriorating same as them.
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Perhaps he could try a "get rich quick scheme" by trying to cross breed a fox with a duck. You know, he could be trying to create a furry duck. When it his time to feed the new animal, he has to call out, "Here fucky, fucky, fucky!" God, this is stupid.
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Monty Burns has poisoned the water supply by dumping chemicals from the plant. Erin Brockovich turns up to expose the plan. Homer, "Fuck you Brockovich! I'll drink anything I want!" Gulp, gulp, gulp. Blood spouts from every orifice. Homer, "D'oh!"
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They'll go for either a PG or PG-13 at the absolute worst. True, they could throw a f-bomb in there somewhere if they went PG-13, but I wouldn't count on it.
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.............the only 'celeb' voices used are the ones mentioned! Surely this film can attract some 'star power'??!!
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The plot should deal with Sideshow Bob, and the fact that his last episode ended with him, his wife, and his child vowing revenge would be the perfect springboard for this. Obviously MORE would happen in the movie, but it would make for a good set up for action to go into motion.
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What an enormous opportunity to 1) give a subtle nod to the fans, and 2) generate some more interest in those characters for the eventual direct-to-DVD films. Bite my shiny metal ass!
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As mentioned, that Graham guy is a more recent addition, but there's someone like John Swartzwelder who (at least according to imdb) has writing credits on eps going from 1990 until today. And does anyone remember the days when guest voices were barely advertised, sometimes uncredited and the actors weren't playing themselves or even a character looking like them? Those were the days, kids... now, get me my dentures!
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When there was good writing. More out there but brilliant episodes include the one with Hank Scorpio, Homer in Space, there are loads of others as well.
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I believe was there in the early episodes. If he didn't write, he had his hand and was producing. I would of loved to see some of the guys who went on to do bigger things such as Bill Oakley or Greg Daniels, whom I assume is busy with The Office right now. Those guys produced/wrote some of the best episodes. Obviously Conan is a huge stretch to be involved in the background process. Maybe they will get him for a voice cameo. He did, however, in the fourth and fifth seasons, produce pretty much all the episodes. He did only write a couple, but he had his hand on a couple of those classics. I did hear, too, which makes this classics Simpsons news that they are releasing a couple of fake scripts across the internet to curb such nerds as myself. So, if you see a script, which I'm sure this site will proclaim once one surfaces...should be interesting. I hope they release a really shitty one that will worry us fans. Hilarious!
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One thing becomes very clear that men who ruled and guided the show threw its first seasons were sam simon, brad bird, al jean, Mike reiss, jon Viti,john Swartzwelder. Missing from this list are Sam simon and Brad Bird. I like the simpsons and have listed before what my favourite episodes are. But with out bird and Simon, I have small doubts. But they are minor.
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When they say the real Erin Brockovich is in the film, they dont mean Julia Roberts and thank god for that, Julia Roberts cant do comedy. Erin Brockovich is a real person.
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is that the Simpsons even proclaimed her the "prostitute with a heart of gold"! Wonder how Bart is going to deal with that one.
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Conan is only credited with two or three episodes but he was involved in the writing of at least two seasons worth of shows. The person who is credited with writing the ep. is pretty much arbitrary. Sometimes it's the person who wrote the initial story for it, or wrote the majority of it, but often times it's difficult to say.
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throw money at him and John Scwartzwelder
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is the name I most associate with great eps. His is on so many that I'm surprised this guy never really took off and became a really big deal. No matter... But Minnie Driver and Erin Brockivich? What year is this, 2000?
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I still think the premise sounds like they aren't really trying but that's a solid group of writers so I guess we'll see. On a personal level though, I don't know if the boat already sailed for a Simpson's movie for me, no matter how good it is. It's just too little too late. Unless they use the medium to it's fullest to do something that could never be done on the TV series it's just going to be one good, long, solid episode of the Simpsons. And that's a rental to me at this point...
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He gives me hope. He wrote some of the all time classics in the glory years. If a list was made of the greatest Simpsons episodes his name would be in 7 of the top ten I'm sure. Conan would get 1, he wasn't there long enough for more.
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Will there be any FLUBBER in this movie?????
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he only wrote for SNL from 85-86, a short pilot in 96 called "Pistol Pete", and 58 episodes of the Simpsons. he provides no DVD commentaries and there are no photos of him. he did self publish 2 books: "The Time Machine Did It" (http://tinyurl.com/omtlc), and "Double Wonderful". i believe he is Charlie Kaufman. (okay, that last bit was silly, but the rest is all true)
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Yes, that's right, the plot should bring back Frank Grimes, Homer's nemesis. I actually have a Simpson's diarama of the break room in my office with a talking Frank Grimes figure, as well as the bottle of hydrocloric acid Homer almost drank. The gradual deteoriation of Grimey's mind, leading to his untimely demise, and Homer talking in his sleep at the funeral were the stuff of Simpson's gold. I know there is no way to bring him back, but this is one of the episodes that makes me laugh just to think about it.
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the celebrities are playing themselves. ironically when they needed star power and name dropping in the early series the celebs would go uncredited or play other people. And they were brilliant. But the newer episodes are solely based on celebrity hijinks. And as such are universally dreadfull. If those are the only famous voices in the movie then thats probably a good thing
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Best Simpsons ep ever, IMO. That's why they should get O'Brien.
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but my favourate writers were Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein. They did great work on Futurama too! Also Ricky Gervais was in the new ep, and although his character was very similar to his own, he didn't literally play himself. mind you not many people would know who he was...
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...was as funny from the get-go as The Simpson's were in their prime (not funni-ER, but just AS). A crime how that show got screwed. Definitely will be a futurama shout-out in some form, there HAS to be. Rambling Granpa, socially aware Lisa, blissfully ignorant Homer... these are the hallmarks of great Eps. Movie is going to be fantastic. Signed, Bender Bending Rrrrrrodriguez.
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...he wrote "The Regina Monologues" "The Frying Game" "The Lastest Gun in the West" and "Kill the Alligator and Run". Four of the worst episodes of the past 6 years.
I'm glad he is on teh team, but I think James L Brooks and David Mirkin are the two reliable locks for this movie. I'm very glad they are on. -
No Tim Long or Marc Wilmore!
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I don't think so... I'm predicting he'll be more of a supervisor than a hands-on writer on this. Still, I like that's he's involved.
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Glad somebody acknowledged how hilarious and odd that episode was. Consequently, I read that Ricky Gervais said that was his favorite episode in a recent entertainment weekly. The only time Frank could get a good laugh at Homer, Homer quickly backs his car up into Franks. How could you not love that?
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Dude wrote "you only move twice". Hopefully Brooks will repise Hank Scorpio. PLEASE reprise Hank Scorpio, brooks.
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...direct 'The Simpsons Movie'. Let's face facts - the episode where they go to New York should have been the movie.
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The Grimey episode was a comment on Homer's Gump-like life. The episode premiered against "Forrest Gump"s network premiere on ABC.
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...Bart write to Mrs.Krabbappel as 'Woodrow'. Those were the days when the Simpsons would cram a whole movie into 23 minutes.
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Guh, nobody went for that one?
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Then just try and deny his comedic credentials.
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Damnit!
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"Goodbye, Bart! And never bother me again!" the Schwartzwelder ep. I liked the least (in fact, the Simpsons episode i like the least) would have to be Simpsons Safari. that was 1/2 hour that i did not enjoy.
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Bring back Hank Scorpio, he is the perfect villian for a Simpsons movie! TAKE NOTICE!!!!!!
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it also started an onslaught of animal house rip-offs. old school, van wilder, eurotrip, road trip and worst of all, sorority boys.
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the guy who was hunting down Homer as the Beer Baron. Which, by the way, was a hilarious episode. Overlooking Springfield, he vows he will take down the Beer Baron and then Homer yells from below, "No, you won't" "YES, I will." "Won't..." Odd and quirky Simpsons that I hope they add in the movie, instead of Homer doing goofy pratfalls or getting hurt in some way that they seem to resort to now.
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You are thinking of Rex Banner. Minus 10 pts for you.
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next to DOMINO, the 2nd worst film of all times is Bee Gees' SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND. BUT, at least the latter atrocity is "so bad its funny" rather than "so bad i want to kill everyone involved (including the hot anorexic chick)"
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A lot of people will compare the Simpsons movie to the South Park movie (even though the only thing they really have in common is they're animated.) My question is: will Minnie Driver play Brooke Shields in the Simpsons movie?? :)
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I'll see it on DVD just like the Family Guy movie. It's hard to watch 3 episodes of a show strung together in the theatre.
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He only wrote 4 episodes. 13 years ago.
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Apr 04, 2006 3:23:42 PM CDT
Give them credit for waiting for a meaningful time...
by flim springfield
They could have put out a movie anytime and made a ton of money, even if it wasn't very good. By waiting for their 20th anniversary, it makes the movie a celebration, and even if it is basically three episodes mashed together, it will be fun to see it in the theatre as part of the "birthday party".
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the funniest. After since seeing "Homer Vs. Patty and Selma" with his debt. I would now say that that one beats it. "I didn't turn on the TV, I thought you did." "I didn't. Never mind, just turn it off." "It IS off."
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There was the episode where Frank Grimes Jr. tries to kill Homer. Have him and Sideshow Bob team up. There is your movie!
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Now I can die in peace. Still, on the subject of Simpsons on DVD, why the hell did they edit the "Bart the Daredevil" episode. Homer falling off the cliff while on the gurney was the funniest moment ever. Yes we're down to season 7 on DVD but still, it alway bugged me.
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If you mean the view of Homer falling down the cliff the second time, that wasn't in the original episode. That was added in season 4's clip show.
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I clearly remember it being in the original airing (my uncle had it on tape, that's when i first saw it) It lost some of its hilarity by being thrown into a clip show as opposed to being a part of the original episode.
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that in its hey-day several ideas were pitched by a number of writers on a team and then one writer was selected to write the script.
Later episodes tend to be one man jobs.
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The DVDs contain the episodes as they originally aired -- the second falling/gurney-on-head moment wasn't added until later (according to the DVD ep commentary and boards.)
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Who knew you needed 11 writers to write a terrible movie? I always thought one writer was sufficient to write a bad film, but now I know it is 11 screenwriters. Thank god for The Simpsons.
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Will it be as popular as that movie starring Liza Minelli and Mickey Rourke? Only time will tell!
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The lawsuit against PG&E claimed chromium 6 was responsible for 1000's of different medical problems. PG&E rather than face a lenthy court battle settled for 333 million. Sadly most of the medical evidence came in after the settlement and would have proved their innocence. The EPA does not list chromium 6 as a human carcinogen and the levels in Hinkley were less than 1 in 1,000,000. It would take greater than 25 parts per million to even be a risk. Also it is well known that people who were her friends got more money from the settlement... You shouldn't believe what you see in a movie...
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Apr 04, 2006 6:01:15 PM CDT
Wow "great" guest voices. How about some real stars..
by r.c. the "wise"
stars that haven't been on the Simpsons that have done V.O. work for cartoons like: tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Jack Nickelson, Bruce Willis, Joan Cusack, George Clooney, Christopher Walken, or Keifer Sutherland.
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Albert Brooks is there not as a 'star', but because he turned in 5 fucking brilliant performances. as for Driver and Brock, the reason for them is TBA.
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I was shocked they got him. Awesome cameo!
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to anyone who continues to use "own" or "pwn" or any variation. You just proved you're in high school. Believe it or not Mad Max, I will continue to say that the movie will probably blow, AND that seasons 1-8 are why this show remains respected. Emperor's New Clothes, kids.. it hasn't been good for a loooong time.
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At least that's what the internet people told me back when it was on. They pined for the "good old days" back then too. Except for the first season, which they also told me was bad. Now they tell me season 8 was good... I'm confused! :P
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In which a group of characters actually goes on a mission/adventure in order to retrieve something important to Springfield history. Narrated by Abe Simpson in a meandering and tangential vernacular, which was the style at the time...
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It's debatable, Flim, but don't worry -- us internet people will tell you what to think. Right around 7-8 is when the cracks started to show, but I think most agree that the show wasn't complete ass by then. Personally, I think when they killed Maude Flanders it was over.
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PRAISELAND!
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Make a joke or 2 about how there are no commercials, similar to the story telling ep "Maggie makes 3"
Homer -Where are you kids going?
Bart -You can't possibly expect us to sit here for a HALF an Hour. I'm going to the kitchen.
Lisa -I'm going to use the bathroom.
Marge -I'm going to stay here and think about products I may want to purchace. Hmmm...Ooohh.
But of course in reverse. "It seems like I should stop...here...but..I can't"
BTW the Lemon Tree episode has one of my favorite lines: "Shake harder boy!" -
Who shot Mr. Burns. The season and a half leading up to it has some of the best episodes, and season seven following has great stuff. But, it was all down hill from then on. Rather than having every episode be solid and a truly great episode every couple of weeks, they actually started having mediocre episodes start to appear in seven with great episodes becoming fewer and fewer. It took time before it became a shell of its former glory, but that was when it stopped improving and started declining.
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doesnt mean he was locked in a cupboard for the rest of the season. They all sit round a table pitching their ideas for every episode. So his jokes and influence will have been throughout the season and not just 4 episodes
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"I've got Mountain Dew or Crab Juice". "Bleugh! I'll take a Crab Juice". Very funny.
Klav Kalash! -
And it appears the spaceship has been conquered by a race of giant ants. I would like to welcome our new insect overlords. As a media person, I'd be helpful in rounding up people to toil in your underground sugar caves...
sorry, simpsons movie. mmmmmm...movie..
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Apr 05, 2006 3:24:28 AM CDT
Who can take any of you fuckers seriously? Seriously??
by bendersshinyass
I've seen maybe 4 episodes that have left me feeling a little disapointed. Being able to count the bad episodes on one hand of a 13 year running TV show - makes said show a fucking winner! And personally, I like there being no rush for this film. I like the time being taken. Star Trek the next generation was so hard core trying to get to the big screen and both show and films suffered as a result. Side note to the Southpark bashers. I hear you all, I watch the show.... something just aint adding up. Can't you see, these shows don't suck. You do. sad fuckers.
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Bring him back!!!!!
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"I believe that was a group effort..."
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There were animated Bart teasers on last Sunday's episode to break the news about the film but at the 2nd act break, FOX news spilled the beans fucking that up. Did they ever show Bart's announcement or did they pull it because FOX spoiled the news?
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but yeah. way to go, local news assholes.
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He wrote the episode where the Simpsons go to New York. Yeah now sit on it!
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has written some of the best episodes of recent times I think.
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The Simpsons may have gone down hill recently, but still.....it's most clever writing and better than 99% of the other crap they put on TV anymore.
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